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Homemade Thousand Island Dressing Recipe

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Have you ever made your own Thousand Island Dressing? Once you try this Thousand Island Dressing Recipe, you will never buy the stuff from the grocery store again!!

thousand island dressing in half pint jar on wooden board with blue napkin
Homemade Thousand Island Dressing Recipe

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The other beauty of making your own Thousand Island is that I can guarantee you that you have all of the ingredients that you will need in your refrigerator and pantry! Guaranteed! It only has 8 ingredients plus salt and pepper!

close up thousand isalnd dressing in jar

You need to hard boil an egg, which will take approximately 10 minutes with a large egg. Once that is done, this Thousand Island Recipe comes together in less than 5 minutes! What could be easier? There are no weird added ingredients that you can’t pronounce. It is gluten and dairy free, so don’t have to worry about reading the ingredients to make sure that there are none of those allergens, too! You control the sodium, as well!

thousand island dressing in jar with salad

I use this Thousand Island Dressing for these Reuben Sandwiches and this Reuben Salad Recipe. It is great with any old salad you make! It stores well for at least a week. I store it in canning jars. Thanks for stopping by today! I hope this recipe for Thousand Island was helpful to you!

Enjoy! And have fun cooking!

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Thousand Island Dressing

This Thousand Island Dressing Recipe is so easy! You definitely have all of the ingredients in your pantry!
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade thousand island dressing,, thousand island dressing recipe,, thousand island dressing,
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 133kcal
Author Beth Neels

Ingredients

  • 1/2 large clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher or sea salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. finely minced onion
  • 3/4 c. mayonnaise
  • 3-4 Tbsp ketchup tsp.
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
  • 1/2 large hard boiled egg pushed through fine mesh sieve
  • 1/2 tsp celery seed
  • 1/2 tsp dry mustard
  • Fresh ground black pepper to taste
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Instructions

  • Hard boil egg. Place egg in small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to boil. Once water is at a full rolling boil, remove from heat and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Then run cold water into the pan to cool the egg. Once the egg has cooled, push 1/2 of it through fine mesh strainer.
    minced garlic with salt on wooden cutting board before pasting
  • Make a paste with the garlic and salt by crushing the garlic with the side of your knife.
    pasted garlic and minced onions
  • Mix all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Place in refrigerator. Can be stored for 4 days in refrigerator.
    All ingredients added to bowl for mixing

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 19mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1.4% | Vitamin C: 0.7% | Calcium: 0.4% | Iron: 0.8%
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  1. Natalie


    I love making homemade dressings and dips – it’s always a better choice over store-bought ones. Your thousand island dressing looks and sounds delicious!

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  5. Elizabeth

    I LOVE homemade dressings–they taste so much better than store-bought! I had no idea Thousand Island was made with a hard-boiled egg, but I’m anxious to give this a try soon!

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  8. Melve


    Thanks for sharing, Homemade Thousand Island Dressing Recipe is healthy and delicious and I think the kids will love this on their sandwiches.

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    • Binky

      We don’t use a lot of ketchup either but I always have it for those summer picnics where Americans put ketchup on EVERYTHING! Thanks for your comment, Laura! I hope your family enjoys it!

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